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Connect is CloudResearch's purpose-built platform for modern online research. Informed by our experience across hundreds of research platforms, Connect delivers a refined, high-quality research experience designed to help teams collect better data with confidence.

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Research Proof

Why Choose Connect: The Proof is in the Research

Move beyond legacy solutions. Choose Connect and experience industry-leading data quality, intelligent tooling, and a platform designed for rigorous, reliable research.

A recent Science article sheds light on the superior data quality of the Connect platform. The research also demonstrates the effectiveness of CloudResearch's solutions for data quality issues on legacy solutions, highlighting the way CloudResearch is advancing online data quality across the social sciences:

… CloudResearch also has a separate pool of participants it recruits itself, called Connect. In his demonstration of the failings of MTurk, Kay ran the same study on Connect and got… much higher data quality, even though he paid participants the same rate.

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Don't settle for subpar data. Choose Connect for your next research project and see the remarkable improvement in data quality for yourself.

What Sets Connect Apart?

Connect is built different from the ground up. Our proprietary participant pool is continuously vetted with behavioral screening, device fingerprinting, and AI-content detection — not just at sign-up, but on every study. Combined with built-in demographic targeting, census-matched sampling at no extra cost, and researcher-participant reputation systems, Connect delivers data quality that legacy platforms simply can't match.

Our comprehensive white paper offers an in-depth exploration of Connect's advanced features, our commitment to exceptional data quality, and the incredible value it delivers for modern online participant recruitment. It reflects our dedication to raising the bar and advancing standards across the research industry.

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Industry-Leading Data Quality, Powered by Sentry®

Connect's data quality is powered by Sentry®, CloudResearch's advanced data validation technology. Sentry combines behavioral screening with sophisticated fraud detection to identify bots, duplicate respondents, and inattentive participants before they reach your survey.

Because Sentry is built directly into the Connect platform, data quality isn't an add-on—it's built into the foundation. The result is cleaner datasets, more reliable insights, and greater confidence in your research.

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Seamless Integration with Engage

Connect works seamlessly with Engage, CloudResearch's AI-powered survey platform, to create a unified research workflow. Together, they provide a tightly integrated ecosystem for designing surveys, recruiting participants, and collecting high-quality data. With advanced AI features and Connect's high-quality data panel, researchers can launch studies faster while maintaining confidence in their results.

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Data Quality

Feel Confident in Your Data Quality

We understand the threats to data quality better than anyone and that's why we've crafted effective solutions to fight fraud and inattention. Our latest tracker studies show how well our data quality measures up, so you know your data comes from real, thoughtful people–no ifs, ands, or bots. Explore the innovative and impactful research being conducted on Connect here.

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Data Quality Tracker

Passed 3/3 Attention Checks

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Based on a random sample of the Connect participant pool

Platform Tools

Simplify Any Online Study

Connect has tools that ease the time-consuming aspects of online research like our Connect Teams that enable collaboration or our Accounting tools for compiling reports.

Whatever your research, it's more convenient with Connect.

Pricing

Get More Quality Data for Your Dollar

Connect delivers exceptional data quality and a seamless research experience—while offering remarkable value for research teams. That means you can gather more high-quality insights while maximizing the impact of your research budget. New to Connect? Enjoy 0 platform fees for 10 days starting with your first study.*

Highest Data Quality at the Greatest Value No extra charge for demographic targeting or census-matched samples

Example Study: 7 minutes, 1,000 participants, $1 each

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Total Participant Costs

$1,000

Service Fee

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$250*

Representative Sample Fee

$900+

Total Costs

$2,250

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Advanced Targeting

Connect Scale Targeting

Target participants based on new or pre-existing scales for more fine-tuned recruitment. Examples of scale targeting include selecting participants based on their personality profiles, levels of depression or anxiety, social distancing scales, etc. Seamlessly integrate validated measures into your participant selection process, ensuring you reach the right participants with greater efficiency and reduced bias. Learn More

Scale Targeting

Depression Questionnaire Total PHQ-9 Scores

Quota Targeting

Minimal/mild depression

20%

Moderate depression

50%

Severe depression

30%

AI Training

Elevate AI Training with CloudResearch Connect

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Ready to launch

Harness the power of our dedicated and diverse human contributors for both primary training and fine-tuning of Large Language Models (LLMs) as well as machine learning (ML) more broadly. High-quality human AI training is required to ensure that the training data is accurate, relevant, and diverse, leading to more precise and contextually appropriate model responses. Empower your AI with a community-driven approach, ensuring your model authentically mirrors the complexities of the real world.
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Connect Supercharges Your AI Training:

Data Labeling Data Cleaning and Validation Model Evaluation Active Learning Model Improvement through Human Feedback

Research Tasks

Simplify Your Research with Connect

Connect offers unparalleled access to thousands of high-quality, vetted "research assistants" ready to take on more than just survey responses. From literature organization, data entry, image labeling, to text annotation, Connect streamlines every aspect of your research project with ease.

Use our intuitive project templates on Connect for quick setup, enjoy powerful demographic targeting for diverse insights, and benefit from the industry's lowest service fees. Make every research task simpler, faster, and more cost-effective with Connect.
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Project Templates

Survey

Provide a link and collect high-quality responses

Waves

Create longitudinal projects with ease

Data Labeling

Upload links to raw data files for participants to process

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Testimonials

What Our
Researchers
Say

The Connect platform has been a game changer for me! The Teams feature saves quite a bit of work, I highly recommend it!

Jeff Galak, Carnegie Mellon University

Associate Professor of Marketing

As far as my dissertation, the pre-tests surrounding my legitimacy manipulation worked wonderfully. I was really impressed with Connect's UI and participant bounce-back tracking, which was an issue with my previous attempt over the summer on MTurk.

Emilio Rivera, University of Wyoming

Graduate Student

Now that I've experienced CloudResearch's Connect, I'm never using Mturk again! P.S. This is NOT a paid advertisement, I swear. I just can't believe everyone passed all of my attention checks for once…

Sharpsilverz, /r/CloudResearchConnect/

Community Member

This platform is great, it's super fast and almost everyone passes attention checks!

Dr. Grant E. Donnelly, Ohio State University

Department of Marketing & Logistics Sustainability Institute

Connect has the highest data quality I've ever gotten! I'm not sure how you do it, but it's incredible.

Chase Herndon, Kansas State University

Social Psychology PhD Candidate

I've used Connect quite a bit, and I've found it to be a very good platform! It's easy to use and the data are quite good when looking at open-ended responses and attention checks. I've also collected data that targeted Republicans and Democrats, and that worked well too! Thank you all for your work on this platform!

Crystal Hoyt, University of Richmond

Professor of Leadership Studies and Psychology and the Colonel Leo K. & Gaylee Thorsness Endowed Chair in Ethical Leadership

Connect combines best-in-class researcher tools with an outstanding panel of attentive and reliable survey respondents. The team's customer support is also exceptional. The new Teams feature makes it easy for collaborators on joint projects to field surveys without complicated workarounds or compromising the security of your accounts. I have integrated it into my workflow on all of my new projects on Connect.

Brendan Nyhan, Dartmouth College

Freedman Presidential Professor in the Department of Government

My experience with Connect has been phenomenal. They provided highly tailored and practical features in identifying, recruiting, and rewarding a specific group of participants for my longitudinal research project on suicidal ideation, helping me collect high-quality data while ensuring participants' privacy. I am confident that Connect is the best crowdsourcing platform for online research available on the market.

Hyungji Kim, Long Island University

PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology

Connect is a great way to get attentive participants very quickly.

Ernest Baskin, St. Joseph's University

Associate Professor

CloudResearch helped me recruit a specialized and overlooked population to research the health needs of older sexual minority women who self-identify as having disabilities. The data I obtained was high-quality, with only four responses missing. I've recommended CloudResearch to other scholars as a result, and I look forward to using them again!

Jordan B. Westcott, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Assistant Professor in Counselor Education

I've used Connect since it first came around, and it has become my first stop for data collection. The interface is seamless, the pricing is fair, and the quality of participants is on par with—if not better than other online samples I use. The data get collected very quickly, and the team behind the website are very responsive and helpful. Five Stars all around!

Jacob Teeny, Northwestern University

Assistant Professor of Marketing

Connect has been so easy to use and has provided fast, reliable data within my budget. It made it easy to ensure my surveys weren't shown to the same participants — crucial for reducing bias.

Eva Bianco, Dartmouth University

Student Researcher

I am really satisfied with the quality of the results. People took their time to answer and weren't bots. Even a Master's student can afford to conduct a user study for publication.

Vitalii Rusinov, Technical University of Munich

B.Sc.

Benefits

Connect Makes Online Research Better

Unbeatable Data Quality

When people sign up on Connect, we vet them with the most sophisticated and up-to-date data quality measures anywhere online. We continue monitoring quality once people are on our site, giving us control over the quality of participants and the ability to intervene when problems arise. The result is trustworthy data.

Powerful, Time-Saving Tools

With features like Connect Teams, integrated accounting tools, built-in quotas, in-platform participant messaging, and the ability to schedule project launches in advance, Connect provides a suite of tools designed to make research faster, smoother, and more efficient.

Incredible Value

Connect delivers a first-class research experience while providing exceptional value for researchers. In addition, new researchers receive 0 platform fees for 10 days starting with their first study—helping you get more from your research budget.* Learn more

Fair Standards

We recommend participant payments begin at $7.50/hour, while promoting norms that lead most participants to earn more than $10/hour on average—supporting a fair and sustainable research ecosystem.

Better Research

Connect is the first online platform that allows participants to rate the projects they participate in and researchers to rate participants. This two-way reputation system encourages transparency and accountability, creating an environment that rewards good behavior and helps improve the quality of research.

Scale Your Research

Got a lot of projects or participants to manage? Want to direct Connect participants to your app or website? You can do both with our API. Learn more

For more on how Connect improves research and answers to common questions, see our FAQs.

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